Baby Tricks

Our new little guy is 2 weeks old, so here's a list of all his "accomplishments" and "skills" so far!

It's quite amazing how different 1 baby is than 2. I'd forgotten! And, quite luckily for us, Lincoln is very easy going. It's hard work to upset this baby, and he's easy to calm down if he does get upset. He's awesome! He's perfect! Everyone should get a model just like this one!

Okay. Onto his baby tricks.

1) he can roll over from his stomach to his back. Apparently he's not a fan of tummy time? We have witnesses who've seen it. And it wasn't just a one time fluke, it's happened 10 times!

2) he can smile! he smiles when we talk to him. cousin Ruth could make him smile extra big with her magic nurse tickle finger:

3) he can hit toys (perhaps accidentally?!) and stares at them quite intently:

4) he is a champion sleeper. He sleeps lots and lots. He can sleep in the living room while his brothers engage in noisy sword fights, the phone rings, and his sister plays bells close to his ears. Amazing skill, right?!

5) last, but by no means least, he is busy creating love and happiness! We love our Lincoln! He makes us happy. :-) Jake tells me every day how much he loves the baby. He's very verbal about it. Bentley isn't quite as verbal, but he's very affectionate. He's always patting him on the head, sitting next to him, and offering to keep an eye on him for me. Viva reads stories with him, and likes to hug him. He sits with Great-Grandma for a while every morning (or evening, or both!). They chat! He sits and chills with Opa. He reads and dozes and eats with Daddy. He spends plenty of time with Grandma. And, of course, I hog him quite a bit of the time. Because he's so delicious I could eat him up (but I won't, don't worry). We're glad you're here, baby!

Not a bad list of tricks for just 14 days old, right?!